Here’s another good story about a man and his bear, this time from 11th century Iceland. It’s a beautiful illustration of the themes of integrity, generosity, and the two dullabha dhammas . Auðun and His Bear Wow that was one quite good story. I couldn't stop until I finished the whole story. Thanx...

Hello, everyone. I This is my first time posting here. I am just a layperson from Toronto doing some Theravada on my free time. Can I post anywhere on this forum or are there any restrictions? :anjali: Hello Hungry Monkey, There are no restrictions but there are some restrictions on the language yo...

At a stage in my life where I am a Christian -- a struggling Christian -- on the verge of accepting that I may no longer be able too keep up the façade for much longer. If I renounce my faith I lose the vast majority of my friends and my fiancée. Hello Wanderer, welcome to Dhamma Wheel. I hope you ...

first of all...my apologies for the cheesy title... secondly, my point:- I have been out christmas shopping with my partner today, i over time and practise have lost nearly all materialistic desires on this world, it simply doesnt bring me happiness anymore but i noticed walking around that the sif...

I work in the Technology industry. For many years, I have been very happy with my job, due to the remuneration, travel, colleagues, bosses, working environment and most importantly work life balance. so therefore I am at peace .. hopefully am not ignorant, hopefully am not deviated from the noble e...

from a buddhist perspective, what are the pros and cons of how you earn your money? I unfortunately work in the oil industry,im a small cog in a big machine doing bits of design for cabling and installation drawings for equipment Cons: I hate working and helping oil giants ruin our planet, i care a...

I've started reading about buddhism recently, pretty basic stuff so I don't know a lot and I have a pretty dumb question to ask. I understood that buddhism is basicly about the non-attachment, but that means that I have to abidcate everything? Because there are things that I really love to do, like...

Hello all, I know that in the suttas the Buddha seems to claim that mental intention is more important than physical action. In real life it seems to me that opposite is the case, even if from the pov of Dhamma. Even the 5 precepts are all physical actions. If a person breaks one of 5 precepts but ...

I did a search but didn't find anything that answered my question. I have two sets of mala beads that I made to help me stay focused while doing my chants. I showed one of them to my best friend today while we were at Starbucks. My friend, who is Chinese, asked me if they had been blessed and I sai...